Students may work toward Social Studies certification through
the following two programs which are housed in the History Department.
Both programs have a specific purpose. The History/Social Studies
Secondary Education is a Dual Major in History and Education
with required courses in the other social science departments.
While this program provides the student with the necessary courses
for Secondary Social Studies Teaching Certification for Grade
7- 12, it also provides a strong History background for those
interested in graduate or law school.

The Social Studies Certification Program provides the basic
courses that will give students the opportunity to meet the
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) standards or competencies
required for one to teach Social Studies at the Secondary level
for Grades 7 – 12. Students will need to take courses
in history, political science, sociology, economics, psychology
as well as the Education Department.

History Major Social
Studies Secondary Education Certification (Dual Major)

HIS 101 or 102 Modern European History
HIS 103/10G Twentieth Century History
HIS 105 and 106 History of United States I or II
HIS 205 and 206 History of African-American People, Part I or
II
HIS 215 Historical Geography
HIS 307 and 308 History of Africa Since I and II
HIS 401 Historical Methods I
POL 202* American National Government
ECO 201* Principles of Macroeconomics
SOC 101 Sociology
SOC 201 Anthropology
PSY 101 General Psychology

Social Studies Education
(History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology)

HIS 101 Modern European History
HIS 103 20th Century History
HIS 105 U.S. History
HIS 205 African American People I
HIS 215 Historical Geography
HIS 401 Historical Methods
ECO 201* Principals of Macroeconomics
POL 202* American National Government
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 201 Cultural Anthropology
PSY 101 General Psychology
* Course number may change